Business briefcase

•Bill Monfre, Quality Insulators, Green Bay, is chairman-elect of Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin, and will become chairman in 2016. Dan Bertler, Supreme Structures, Madison; Stan Johnson, A.C.E. Building Service, Manitowoc; and Robb Steiner, Steiner Electric, Bend, will begin three-year terms on the board of directors in January. Jim DeLeers, DeLeers Construction, De Pere, is among the directors leaving the board. ABC represents more than 800 merit shop contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, manufacturers and other construction-related professionals in Wisconsin, and nearly 23,000 firms nationwide.

New on the job

•Brandy Napientek, creative director, has joined Infinity Technology, Green Bay. Napientek earned an associate degree in marketing and graphic communications from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, and a bachelor's degree in communications from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She has more than 10 years of graphic design experience.

•Steve Arps, senior vice president of retail sales, has joined Denmark State Bank. He has more than 20 years of management experience at financial institutions. The Appleton resident graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School of Banking.

•Anna Lautenbach has joined Packerland Brokerage Services, Green Bay, in the role of compliance officer. Lautenbach holds Series 7, 66 and 24 securities licenses, life and health insurance licenses, and holds the following professional designations: certified financial planner, chartered financial consultant, chartered life underwriter, enrolled agent with the IRS, and fraternal insurance counselor fellow. Lautenbach, Green Bay, earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Dean Hunt(Photo: Submitted)

•Dean Hunt was recently named business development manager of Bayland Buildings commercial division, Green Bay. Hunt has more than 20 years of sales and marketing experience. Hunt serves on the Building for Kids board of directors, and chairman of the Appleton Children's Parade. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

•Patina Solutions, a professional services firm that provides executives and managers for key projects and engagements, has expanded to the Green Bay/Fox Valley area. Jason Muenster is the managing director. Muenster is a former merger and acquisition adviser for Cornerstone Business Services. He earned a bachelor's degree from St. Norbert College and holds a certified business intermediary designation from the International Business Brokers Association.

Jason Muenster(Photo: Submitted)

•Brian Kikendall, web developer, has joined Stellar Blue Technologies. Kikendall is a Fox Valley Technical College graduate with an associate degree in IT web development and design.

•Kurt Kremers has joined the residential design and sales team at H.J. Martin and Son, Green Bay. Karen Siegrist is the assistant store manager, designer/sales, at H.J. Martin's Neenah showroom.

Education

•Cindy Bailey, UW-Marinette assistant campus dean for student affairs, received the UW Colleges Nora McGuire Outstanding Academic Staff Member Award, which recognizes a student affairs professional who exhibits an outstanding example through attitude, creativity and initiative, quality and quantity of work, reliability and responsibility. Bailey was also part of the UW Colleges Disability Services Team that received the Outstanding Team in Student Affairs Award. This team was recognized for assisting students with disabilities to reach their fullest potential.

Cindy Bailey(Photo: Submitted)

Achievements

•Dr. Paul Feit, a Brussels resident who practices general dentistry in Sturgeon Bay, was recognized by the Wisconsin Dental Association for his commitment to improving oral health for Wisconsin residents by becoming a state Assembly candidate.

•Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Green Bay, is one of 1,224 U.S. hospitals to be recognized by The Joint Commission as a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures.

•Schneider ranked No. 8 on the G.I. Jobs Top 100 Military Friendly Employers list, up form No. 10 last year.

Awards

•The Green Bay Press-Gazette received the Wisconsin Dental Association Media Awareness award for coverage of the dental association's Mission of Mercy clinic held in Green Bay in June.

•For two consecutive years, American Banker has named North Shore Bank one of the "Best Banks To Work For" in the United States. The two-step selection process considers salaries and benefits, an evaluation of workplace policies, practices and demographics, and an employee survey. North Shore was also recognized for community service and its wellness program.

•Schreiber Foods received the State of Wisconsin Governor's Exemplary Employer Award for the company's efforts to employ individuals with disabilities. The award was presented at the ASPIRO Employer Appreciation Luncheon in October.

Good Deeds

•The De Pere Annual Golf/Charity Outing, held in July, raised money to support the De Pere Chamber of Commerce and this year's charity, St. Clare Catholic School, Wrightstown.